Topping and Butch's afternoon show is most certainly not meant to be a kids show but they are great fun to watch as they truly enjoy themselves. They make great comical songs one of which "Never Mind" changes every day. A lot of the show is about sex but most of it is done with innuendo. They have a special guest everyday who helps give out the free sherry and shortbread. I really couldn’t stop laughing. At one point Topping dresses up as Butch’s granny and is seriously hilarious.

Not only that but this leathery pair sing a very funny song about someone in the audience and say they feel safe when lesbians are around. It can’t be missed.
© Rowan Smith (aged 11) August 2004 - Published on EdinburghGuide.com
Runs to 29 August at 16:00, not 24.
Company – Topping & Butch.

Translucent Frogs of Quuup (Page 67).
Drams .
Venue C Too(Venue 4).
Address St Columba's by the Castle, Johnston Terrace.
Reviewer Neil Ingram.

The world of Bernard O'Flannell, known as the "Frogfinder General", is little known these days. But thanks to Chris Larner, a diligent researcher and clever designer of songs and stories, his legacy is now presented nightly at C Too. Chris tells a simple story - boy gets girl, boy and girl go up the Amazon, boy eventually finds frog - and girl finds very friendly natives, with obvious consequences. But the journey is as important as the destination, whether it be frogs or one's own identity.

Our charming couple are Anthony Marigold Bentley, Jonathan Robbins, Bank Clerk Third Class, and Edith Jenkins, Rosalie Craig, a modern young thing with an eye for adventure and rather unpredicatable vocabulary. Their story is narrated by Chris Larner, and accompanied on a very small grand piano by Mark Stevens.

The show bowls along, with spiried acting and some very silly songs. The end is sad, but not too sad, once the actors have resolved their differences. This is a class performances from real professionals.
© Neil Ingram 21 August 2004 - Published on EdinburghGuide.com
Runs to August 30 at 20.45
Company – Cahoots in conjunction with Quuup Productions

(T) 2 out of 45